PoliticsKremlin wants Russian media to call attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ‘Putin strikes.’ The inspiration? Stalin.
Two employees at Russian outlets told Meduza that the Presidential Administration instructed state and Kremlin-aligned media to promote the label “Putin strikes” for attacks on Ukraine. A consultant working with its political bloc said linking the strikes directly to Putin is intended to raise his approval, particularly among pro-war ultra-patriots, echoing the phrase “Stalinist strikes.”
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Kremlin wants Russian media to call attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ‘Putin strikes.’ The inspiration? Stalin.
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